Adhesive-supplying mechanism.



No. 756,900. PATENTED APR. 1.2, 1904,

V A. SHEDLDGK.

ADHESIVE SUPPL YING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 10. 1902.

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No. 756,900. v A. SHBDLOGK.

ADHESIVE SUPPLYING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10. 1902.

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. n/A M( ATTORNEYS' UNITED STATES rammed April 12, 1904.

IPATENTA OFFI :E.

\ ALFRED sHEpLooK, or JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

ADHESIVE-SUPPLYING VMECHANISIVI."

SIBEGIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent 1&0. 756,900, dated. April 12, 1904.

Application flied september I0, 1902. Qrial No. 122,778. (Ho modal.)

To all, whom it may concern: 7

-Be it known that I, 'ALFRED SHEDLOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adhesive-Supplying Mechanisms, fully described, and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in adhesive-supplying mechanism, and more particularly tomechanism which supplies the adhesive for retaining inclosing wrappers in positionsuch, for instance,- as 'the wrappers of cigars. Y

The adhesive-supplying devices now ordinarily employed in cigar-machines may be divided generally into two classes. In the first of these classes the end of the wrapper before it is wound about the bunch passes over the mouth of a fountain or well, the adhesive be ing smeared upon the wrapper as it moves across the mouth of the well. In the second class of constructions, which is more generally employed with machines which make cigars with one end closed, the adhesive is suppliedto the wrapper as it is wound on the bunch by devices which deposit a quantity of adhesive at a single point, the adhesive being distributed over thesurface tonvhich it is to be applied by the pressure on thewrapper. In this second class of devices the adhesive is liable to be supplied in alarger quantity than is necessary, and, furthermore; it is difiicult to control the spreadingaction. It is of course obvious that in. spreading the adhesive it should be caused to move toward the extreme tip of the bunch, so as to be always .beneath the wrapper. In the practical operation of the devices referred to, however, the adhesive is liable to spread in both directions, thus smearing the outside of the wrapper and causing the interior of the tip-forming devices to become sticky and foul. In an application of Oluf Tyberg, filed August 27, 1901, and serially numbered 73,410, and. in an application of ()luf Tyberg and Joseph G. C. Mantle, serially numbered 76,383, also filed September or header of a cigar-machine.

mechanism in Which'the adhesive-supplying device is given a movement lengthwise of the header, so as to apply the paste as needed along the bunch. 1 T

A further'object of the invention is'to produce an improved adhesive-supplying mechanism in which the adhesive-supplying device is caused to move toward and away from the header and the article to be Wrapped in order -to apply the adhesive at separated points on the bunch. p

A further object of the invention is to produce an improved adhesive-supplying mechanism in which the adhesive-supplying device is caused to'rnove length-wise of the article to be wrapped and also toward and away fronr it, so that the adhesive is applied at separated points and along the article to be Wrapped.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain constructions and in certain parts, improvements, and combinations, as will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. I

In the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved adhesive-applying device, said device being illustrated in connectionwith the tip former Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ,constructionshown in Fig. 1, the position of the observer being in dicated by the arrow 2 in said figure. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1, the position of the observer being indicated by the arrow 3 in said figure. Fig. 4 is asectional elevation on the line! 4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on theline 5 5 of Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 is a detail sectionalelevation illus there is connected to the arma link 77,-this link being pivoted to the arm at '7 8 and being also pivoted at 79 to alever 80, which is pivin any other desired manner.

trating the construction by ing arm is pivoted.

- Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a partof the frame of a cigar-machine, said frame serving to support a bracket2 which may be secured thereto in any desired manner. 'In the construction shown this bracket serves to supporta frame In that embodiment of the invention which has been selected to illustrate the invention the adhesive-supplying device. is intended to be used 'in connection with a header of a cigar-machine. In the construction shown the lower headerblock, which is marked 3, is mounted on the frame 70.

In thepreferred form of the present construction -the adhesive supplying device is given a movement lengthwise of the article to be wrapped. The construction of this adhesive-supplying device and the means by which.

serves to support an adhesive-supplying device which may be of any'suitable form and which may be mounted on the arm in any suitable manner. As shown, there is provided a supplying-nozzle 7 5, which is in communication with a chamber 76, which is secured to the arm 71 in a manner to be hereinafter described. This nozzle 7 5 enters, in the preferred form of" the construction, a slot in the header, and as the. arm 71 is given its movement the supplying-nozzle travels alongthe header and along the bunch being wrapped,

thus supplying adhesive thereto.

Any suitable means may be employed for giving the arm 71 itsmovement. As shown,

oted at 81 to the frame 70. The lever carries a boss or roller 82,which isor may be operated by a suitable cam (not shown) mounted on a cigar-machine. As the lever oscillates it will be seen that the nozzle 75 is caused to travel in the slot of the header. The arm 71 in 'the construction shown is given its return movement by means of a spring 83,

(see Fig. 1,) said spring being connected to astud 84, .mounted on astop-arm 85, which, as shown, is an extensionof the swinging arm 71, said stop-arm 85 being arranged when the arm .71 is at its extreme outward movement to strike a stop 86,.mounted on the frame, 70.

In the preferred form of the construction the adhessive-supplying nozzle will not only which the swing- The arm 71 it (see Fig. 4) a hub 87 said hub entering a. v

suitable bearing formed in a boss 88, extending upward fr'om the arm 71.. This hub 87 is preferably made hollow, as shown, and the passage. therethrough communicates with a passage 89, formed in the boss. This passage in turn communicates with a passage 90 in the arm 71, said passage 90 in. turn communicating with a passage 9l,formed in the upwardlyextending hollow boss 72, and this passage 91 com nlunicates with a passage 92, which extendsthrough the frame 7 0 and terminates, as shown, in a nipple 93. The nipple 93 is or may be connected by a pipe (not shown) to a reservoir which will preferably be arranged to feed the adhesive under pressure through the passages which have just been described into the chamber 76. While the passages which have just been described form a convenient means for getting the adhesive into the chamber 76, it may be introduced into said chamber in any other desired way.' The hub 87 may be held in position in the boss 88 in any desired manner. As shown, it is held therein by means of a collar 94, which is or may be secured to the hub by means of a setscrew 95. r I

In the construction shown the means for controlling the flow of adhesive from the nozzle 95 comprises a valve 96, the stem of which is or may be provided with cut-out guide-blocks 97. The means for operating the valve may bd of any suitable description. As shown, the stem is provided with ears 98, between which is located the end of an arm 99, said arm being secured to a rock-shaft 100, which is supportedin a bearing in the hub 87 and in a bushing 1 01, mounted in said hub. As shown, this shaft has connected to it an arm 102. I It is apparent that as the arm 102 is rocked the valve 96 will be moved in the nozzle so as to open and close the opening therein. The valve and its operating mechanism will preferably be utilized to effect the movement of the chamber 76 and the nozzle 7 5 toward the header; The means for operating the arm 102, therefore, will preferably be of such a character that after the valve is closed the movement of the arm is continued so asto turn the chamber 7 6. the hub 87, which is connected thereto, turning in the bearing 88, so that the nozzle moves toward the header. The means by which the arm 102 is rockedto produce the movement referred to may be of any suitable description. As shown, there is provided (see Figs. 1-and 3) an arm 103, said arm having a slotted head 104:, which head is in constant engagement with the end of the and which limits the movement of the slide.

- there is provided a link 109, (see Figs. 2 and.

While the construction by; which the slide is moved may be of any desired form, as shown 3,) said link being pivoted to one of the arms 110 of a bellrcrank lever 110 111, said lever being pivoted at 112 to a projection 113, extending from the bracket 2. The arm 111 of this bell-crank lever carries a roll or boss 114, which is in the path of a' suitable cam or any other moving part mounted on the cigar-machine. As the slide moves upward,therefore,it

first operates to move the valve 96 forward,

thus closing the aperture in the nozzle 75, after which the further movement of the slide swings the chamber 76 forward and throws the nozzle into the slot of the header and against the bunch which is beingwrapped, thus depositing a drop or pateh of adhesive on the bunch, this drop having been forced outward by the pressure in the chamber 76 or by the movement of the valve or both. After adrop or patch of adhesive has been deposited on the bunch the slide 105 is returned by any suitable mechanism. As shown, this mechanism consists of a spring 116, which is connected to a pin 117 on the slide and to a pin 118 on a swinging lever 119, which is pivoted at 120 to an arm 121 on the extension 106. This lever 119 is provided with va handle 122 for a purpose which will be hereinafter stated. Simultaneously with the return movement of the slide the chamber 76 is also returning, moving away from theheader. In the construction shown (see Fig. 5) the return of the'chamber 76 is effected by means of a spring 123, which is secured to a pin 124 on an; arm 125 which is secured'to the side of the chamber 76, from which the'hub 87 extends, this arm being so arranged that its lower face 126 forms a stop, and thus limits the movement of the chamber, said face 126 striking against the arm 71. The Spring causes the chamber 76 and the nozzle to follow the backward movement of the valve 96,prod uced by the return of the slide 105, so that the opening in the nozzle 75 remains closed until the face 126 of the stoparm 125 strikes the arm-71. After themoves ment of the'chamber 76 has been stopped the slide continues its movement, so as to open the valve, the backward movement of the valve being limitedin the construction shown by Set-screw 2. w h ra s sthmvg the center of a plug 128, which closes an in the rear end of the nozzle 75,-

It will be understood that the arm is operatedby its cam between the times when the nozzle 75 and the chamber 76 begin their backward movement and the time when the nozzle 75 is thrown forward into the slot in the header. The adhesive is deposited, therefore,

opening at separated points, which are along the line of the bunch; but since the hunch is rotating in the header it will be understood that'the points at which the adhesive isdeposited are in a line running spirally around the bunch. When the machine is stopped,-the nozzle is in .its-backward'position, in which position in ber 76 is in its backward position.

.the ordinary operation of the machine the valve 96 is thrown back so that the aperture in the nozzle is open. If, however, thisaperturewere allowed to remain open when. the machine is stopped, a stream of adhesive would issue from the aperture and would gum up the machine. Means are accordingly provided so that the valve may be closed when the cham- In the construction shown this is effected by means of the lever 119, before described. When this lever is in the position shown in Fig. 3,

" the spring 116 acts to draw the slide downward so that'the valve is open. When, however, this lever is thrown by its handle on its pivot so that its lower end instead of pointing downward, as shown in Fig.- 3, points upward, the spring raises the slide 105, and thus causes the valve to close.

The operation of the mechanism will be fully understood from what has been before said, and a detailed description thereof is therefore unnecessary.

While the construction in which the inventi on is embodied is primarily intended-foruse with cigar-machines, it is to be understood that it may be used in other relations. While, furthermore, the construction in which the invention is embodied is a preferred one and is effective for the purpose, it is to be understood that changesand modifications may be made therein without departing from the, invention. The invention is not, therefore, to

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be limited to the specific use. described nor to the specific construction described, as'it may be embodied in other forms of construction.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a wrapper-applying means, of an adhesivc supplying device, and means for giving said adhesivefsupplyi ng device-a movement lengthwise of the wrapper-applying means during the wrapping op? eration, substantially as described. i

2. The combination witha wrapperrapplying means, of an adhesive-supplying device,

means forgiving said adhesive=supplying de- I ls vice a movement lengthwise of the wrapper: Y

tion, and means forgiving itlamovement'to W r and way fr m the m ven-a p yin app ying means dur g th w ppi g pe ameans, whereby the adhesive issupplied at a plurality of separated points during the wrapping operation, substantially as described.

, 3. The combination with a cigar-header, of an adhesivesupplying device, and means for giving said device a movement lengthwise of the header during the wrapping operation,

substantially as described.

4. The combination with a cigar-header, of an adhesive-supplying device, means for giv-' ing said device a movement lengthwise of the header during the wrapping operation, and means for giving it a movement toward and away from the header during the wrapping operation, substantially as described.

5.- The combination with a cigar-header having a slot therein, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, and means for moving the nozzle along .the slot during the wrapping operation, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a cigar header having a slot therein, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, means for moving the nozzle along the slot during the wrapping operation, and means for moving the nozzle toward and away from the slot during the wrapping operation, substantially as described.

7 The combination with a wrapper-applying means, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, and means for moving the nozzle lengthwise of the applying means during the wrapping operation, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a wrapper-applying means, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, means for moving the nozzle lengthwise of the applying means during the wrapping operation, and means for moving the nozzle toward andaway from the applying means during the wrapping operation, substantially as described. a

9. The combination with a wrapper-apply ing means, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, a valve. in the nozzle, means for moving the nozzle lengthwise of the applying means during the wrapping operation, and means for opening and closing the valve, substantially as described.

10. The combination with awrapper-applying means, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, a

valve in the nozzle, means for moving the noz zle lengthwise, of the .applying means during the wrapping operation, means for moving the nozzle toward and away from the applying means during the wrapping operation, and means for'opening and closing the valve, substantially as described. q 11. The combination with a cigar-header, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, a valve in the nozzle, means for moving the nozzle length wise of the header during the wrapping operation, and means for opening and closing the valve, substantially as described. i

12. The combinationwitha cigar-header, of an adhesivesupplying nozzle, a valve in the nozzle, means for moving the nozzle lengthwise of the header during the wrapping operation, means for moving the nozzle toward and away from the header during the wrapping. operation, and -means for opening and closing the valve, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a cigar-header havi g aslot, of an adhesive-supplyingno zzle, a valve in the nozzle, means for moving the nozzle. along the slotin the header during'the wrapping operation, and means for opening and closing the valve, substantially as described.

14. The combination with a cigarheader having a slot, of an adhesive-supplying nozzle, a valve in the nozzle, means for moving the nozzle along .the slot in theheader during the wrapping operation, means for moving the nozzle toward and'away from .the slot durin the wrapping operation, andmeans for opening and closing thevalve, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a wrapper-applying means, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying. nozzle mounted on said arm, and

, means for swinging the arm to cause the"nozzle to move lengthwise of the applying means, substantially as described. w

16. The combination with a wrapper-applying means, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle pivoted, on said arm, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to move lengthwise of the applying means, and means for rocking the nozzle toward and away from'the applying means, substantially as described.

17. The combination with a'wrapper-applying means, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle mounted on said arm, a valve for controlling the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to travel lengthwise of the wrapper-applying means, and means for operating the valve, .substantially as described.

18. 'The combination with awrapper-applying means, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle pivoted on said arm, a valve for controlling, the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to travel lengthwise of the wrapper-applying means, means for rocking the nozzle toward and away from the applying means, and means for operating the valve, substantially as described. I

19. The combination with a cigar-header having a slot, of a swinging-arm, an adhesivesnpplying nozzle mounted on said arm, and means for swinging 'the arm to cause the nozzle to move along the slot in the header, sub- 7 stantially as described. l V

20. The combinationwith a cigar-header havinga slot, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle pivoted on said arm, means for swinging the arm tocause/thenoz zle to Correctiohlin Letters Patent No. 756,900.

. having a slot, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle mounted on said arm, a valvefor controlling the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to move along the slot in the header, and

means for. operating the valve, substantially as described. 7 v

22. I The combination with a cigar 'header having a slot, of a'swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle pivoted on said arm, a valve for controlling the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to move along the .slot, means for rocking the nozzle toward and away from the slot, and meansfor operating the valve, substantially as described. i s p v 23. The combination with a cigar-header, of a pivoted chamber, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication with said chamber, a valve in the nozzle, actuating means forthe valve, said means operating after the nozzle has been closed to rock the chamber on its pivot toward the header, and means for rocking the chamber away from the header, substantially as described.

24. The combination with a slotted cigar-. header, of a movable arm, a chamber pivoted on said arm, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication with the chamber, means for moving the arm to cause the nozzle tomove along the slot in the header, a valve in the nozzle, actuating means for the valve, said means operating after the nozzle has been closed to [same] header, and means for rocking the chamber away from the header, substantially as described. 1

25. The combination with a cigar-header, of apivoted chamber, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication therewith, a valve in the -nozzle,a rock-arm 'for operating the valve,-a

shaft to which said arm is connected, a slide for rocking said arm, and means for giving the slide a movement first to close the valve and then to rock the chamber toward the header, and means for returning thechamber, substantially as described.

26. The combination with a movable arm,

rock the chamber on its pivot toward the of a slotted cigar-header, an adhesive-contaihing chamber pivoted'on the arm, an adhesive' supplying nozzle communicating with the chamber, means for swinging. the arm to cause the nozzle to travel along the slot in the header,

.avalvelocated inthe nozzle, an arm for ,op-

erating the valve, a shaft on which said arm is carried, an arm projecting from the shaft, a grooved slide with which said arm engages,

means for moving the slide, said slideacting first to close the valve and then to rock the chamber on its pivot, and means for giving the chamber a backward movement as the slide returns, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

ALFRED SHEDLOCK.

Witnesses:

DAVID GRANT, SYDNEY I. PRESCOTI.

[It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 756,900 granted April 12, 1904, upon the application of Alfred Shedlock, of Jersey City, New Jersey, for an improvement in Adhesive-Supplying Mechanism, was erroneously issued to said Shedlock as owner of said invention; whereas the said Letters Patent should havebee n issued to The 'American- Tobacco Company, of New York, 1V. Y., a corporation of New Jersey, as owner of the entire interest in said invention, as shown by the assignments of record in this ofiice; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofi'ice.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of August, A. D., 1904.

E. B.- MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correctiohlin Letters Patent No. 756,900.

. having a slot, of a swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle mounted on said arm, a valvefor controlling the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to move along the slot in the header, and

means for. operating the valve, substantially as described. 7 v

22. I The combination with a cigar 'header having a slot, of a'swinging arm, an adhesivesupplying nozzle pivoted on said arm, a valve for controlling the opening in said nozzle, means for swinging the arm to cause the nozzle to move along the .slot, means for rocking the nozzle toward and away from the slot, and meansfor operating the valve, substantially as described. i s p v 23. The combination with a cigar-header, of a pivoted chamber, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication with said chamber, a valve in the nozzle, actuating means forthe valve, said means operating after the nozzle has been closed to rock the chamber on its pivot toward the header, and means for rocking the chamber away from the header, substantially as described.

24. The combination with a slotted cigar-. header, of a movable arm, a chamber pivoted on said arm, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication with the chamber, means for moving the arm to cause the nozzle tomove along the slot in the header, a valve in the nozzle, actuating means for the valve, said means operating after the nozzle has been closed to [same] header, and means for rocking the chamber away from the header, substantially as described. 1

25. The combination with a cigar-header, of apivoted chamber, an adhesive-supplying nozzle in communication therewith, a valve in the -nozzle,a rock-arm 'for operating the valve,-a

shaft to which said arm is connected, a slide for rocking said arm, and means for giving the slide a movement first to close the valve and then to rock the chamber toward the header, and means for returning thechamber, substantially as described.

26. The combination with a movable arm,

rock the chamber on its pivot toward the of a slotted cigar-header, an adhesive-contaihing chamber pivoted'on the arm, an adhesive' supplying nozzle communicating with the chamber, means for swinging. the arm to cause the nozzle to travel along the slot in the header,

.avalvelocated inthe nozzle, an arm for ,op-

erating the valve, a shaft on which said arm is carried, an arm projecting from the shaft, a grooved slide with which said arm engages,

means for moving the slide, said slideacting first to close the valve and then to rock the chamber on its pivot, and means for giving the chamber a backward movement as the slide returns, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

ALFRED SHEDLOCK.

Witnesses:

DAVID GRANT, SYDNEY I. PRESCOTI.

[It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 756,900 granted April 12, 1904, upon the application of Alfred Shedlock, of Jersey City, New Jersey, for an improvement in Adhesive-Supplying Mechanism, was erroneously issued to said Shedlock as owner of said invention; whereas the said Letters Patent should havebee n issued to The 'American- Tobacco Company, of New York, 1V. Y., a corporation of New Jersey, as owner of the entire interest in said invention, as shown by the assignments of record in this ofiice; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofi'ice.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of August, A. D., 1904.

E. B.- MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 756,900.

1 It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 756,900, granted April 12, 1904, upon F the application of Alfred Shedlock, of Jersey City, New Jersey, for an improvement in Adhesive-Supplying Mechanism, was erroneously issued to said Shedlock as owner of said invention; whereas the said Letters Patent should have been issued to j The American Tobecco Company, of New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey, as owner of the entire interest in said invention, as shown by the assignments of record in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction I therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of August, A. D., 1904.

E. B. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

